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2016's first Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules published

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Date of publication

11 March 2016

Summary

Home Secretary releases new statement of changes, taking effect from 6 April 2016

Home Affairs Committee outlines concerns over asylum support services contract

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Date of publication

10 March 2016

Summary

Parliamentary committee publishes latest report on the work of the Immigration Directorates

Home Secretary wins significant legal battle to resume returns to Afghanistan

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Date of publication

07 March 2016

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Court of Appeal overturns injunction preventing the Home Office carrying out deportations to Afghanistan

Crisis or opportunity? How European countries use refugees for political gain

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Date of publication

07 March 2016

Written by

Heaven Crawley via The Conversation

UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in over-stretched Greece

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Date of publication

03 March 2016

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Over 120,000 refugees and migrants arrive in Greece in first two months of 2016

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has "substantial concerns" following inspection of Harmondsworth

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Date of publication

01 March 2016

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Inspection report of Harmondsworth immigration removal centre finds unacceptable decline in conditions

Latest net migration figures show minor decrease, but total still over 300,000

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Date of publication

29 February 2016

Summary

ONS finds first fall in net migration since the second quarter of 2013

Mr Justice McCloskey and Judge Clements review the year in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber

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Date of publication

24 February 2016

Summary

Senior President of Tribunals' Annual Report 2016 published, includes review of year in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber

New ICJ practitioners' guide on refugee claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity

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Date of publication

24 February 2016

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International Commission of Jurists' guide "essential reading for all refugee law practitioners"

Supreme Court hears appeal against the Immigration Rules' minimum income requirement

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Date of publication

22 February 2016

Summary

Three-day appeal in the case of MM (Lebanon) and Others begins in the Supreme Court

European Court of Justice: EU law allows asylum seeker to be detained to protect national security or public order

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Date of publication

17 February 2016

Summary

Court gives judgment in case concerning the situations in which an asylum seeker may be detained

High Court finds rule 13 of the 2014 Procedure Rules is not unlawful after ILPA challenge

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Date of publication

16 February 2016

Summary

ILPA argued rule 13(2) created closed material procedures which would 'enormously disadvantage' the appellant

Judicial Review: What is meant by "totally without merit"

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Date of publication

15 February 2016

Written by

Matthew Hill, UK Human Rights Blog

Government corrects wrong information given on number of former asylum-seeking children removed from the UK

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Date of publication

10 February 2016

Summary

Commons written answer understates removals, corrected figure over 130% higher

European Court of Justice says criminal record not reason enough to deport non-EU mother

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Date of publication

09 February 2016

Summary

Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar on deportation of foreign criminals draws media attention